Education

Courses Frequently Taught

Introduction to PsychologyCareers in Psychology Lifespan Development Pregnancy and Childbirth (cross-listed with WMST 2000) (Special Topics) Adolescent PsychologyPsychology of Adulthood and AgingIntroduction to Research Methods (cross-listed with SOCI 2825)Health PsychologySenior ThesisGreat Thinkers Seminar: The Game of Our Lives Integrated Studies in Gerontology

Research Interests

Life span development (particularly from adolescence through older adulthood) Health beliefs and behaviors across the lifespanHealth disparities Goal-setting MotivationCareer identity and development (particularly within Psychology and STEM disciplines)Methodological issues in developmental science

Goedereis, E.A., & Ayotte, B.J. (2013, October). Emerging adults in college and faculty
scholarship: A convenient opportunity or just plain convenient? Paper presented at
the 6th annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA),
Chicago, IL.

*Goedereis, E. A., & Patrick, J. H. (2007, November). Does a general knowledge of
development predict knowledge about aging? Poster presented at the annual meeting
of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

*Goedereis, E. A., Cohen, S. H., Macera, M., & Margrett, J. (2007, October). Psychology
as a profession at WVU: Assessment and evaluation. In S. Cohen and E. Goedereis (Chairs),
Psychology as a Profession at WVU: Evolution and Impact. Symposium conducted at the
meeting of Best Practices for Introducing and Bringing Closure to the Undergraduate
Psychology Major, Atlanta, GA.

*Cohen, S. H., & Goedereis, E. A. (2007, October). Psychology as a profession at WVU:
History and evolution. In S. Cohen and E. Goedereis (Chairs), Psychology as a Profession
at WVU: Evolution and Impact. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Best Practices
for Introducing and Bringing Closure to the Undergraduate Psychology Major, Atlanta,
GA.